Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-09

matte. The brothers ate it greedily The
rural brother declared that he had never
tasted such . my!u. ia his life. II seemed
O." ia"S"n ard E'ae tr rhicken his torrue
Finally lie stared at his broker brother and
asked:
merug"
George smi,d AID answered at was
plugged
"Hew plugged" asked the rural
BROTHER, with suspicious, uot ,osay, silly
ieer.
George replied "a hole had been cut
M 'nc end Of II aad bottle OF champagne
and Il gill Of brandy povr,d in Then it
was left IN the ice unit! II became perfectly
cold. The sweet Juices of the melon 30
mingled with the liquor that you did not
taste It. "
The rural brother looked astOnished and
and declared that he had never heard the
like. lie had plugged melons when boy
to find out whether or not they were ripe,
hut he had never engaged in such eNpeu-
SIye and eXhilarating plugging rs the case
in question. The next morning, when he
had recovered from the effects OF the
plugged melon and was discussing its
wonders with his brother, the latter, who
has become distinguished epicure, said.
1T would surprise you, old man, to
know how many ways of serving water
melons tie commands have invented
Many prefer plugged melon filled with
cluret, but for my part nothing equals Il
sherry TtAlnn I.AnI nal. ubarrFr ,ash1 gl,
Is bard to get-shOuld he boiled down to
almost q syrup and then allowed to cool
When it has reached the proper tempera-
ture, pour il into the melon, place the
fruit ia the ice box, and when you are
ready take 1t cut and eat it, 1t more
nearly approaches the nectar of the gods
than any combination on earth. Then
there Is a sort of sherbct made of water
melon Juice. | know OF but one place in
New York where You can get it. The meat
OF the melon Is compressed, the Juice mixed
with wine and the mixture placed in a
freezer until the fine needles of ice begin
to form il il. Then 1t is served and moth
lug can equal it aS a cooling decOctiou.'
The rural brother was much impressed
with the epjcure'S erudition on the subject
Of the watermelon That evening at din
uer he WIS still further astoniShed when
the epicure ordered Us an entree some
watermelon tritters, and, as CONNECTION,
some Candied wateTmelous. ~ should
think the melon would melt while they
are cooking it or putting that candy around
Il, said the TuraliSt
That Is trick the French have taught
.frr...r...r. I ..r.r. tt.
of cold melon and cover it with delicate
batter ana cook Itsu quickly that the fruit
hasn't time To be much affected with the
heat THAT is the way these tritt.rs were
made. Then they take a very cold piece
OF melon meat, immrr,e IL ia boiling sugar
remove 10 INSTANTLY, and you have the can
died melon that you have eaten. They
raise IN, finest watcrm Ions IN the South
ut France To belrund in Europe although
they scarcely equal the melons we gc;
from Georgia -auG any cook from
southern rraurc will tell You an about
p,rpa'Iuu tuy fruit. In France they do
not allow the waste ol the best part OF the
melon. which g., jheoU. 1t the water
melon ruls that avr thrown away during
"a season In thus country could he gathered,
instead O.. being allowed To- 70 To waste,
m.t III. people of Tie United States who
a.s uuJa.. To- enjoy the luxury Of pre-
SERVES Gwlu- lire winter would have at
~mGg ru-, ala they could cat of the most
gl.lrluG. preserves known tu IN, human
palate. 4 Hgir cheap ~H-lr som" lcmuu
peel. ,ri ..mE,i degree OF skill iu pre-
pairing he green portion co. the watermelon